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Record Store Day 2015
17th April 2015 • 1 commentTomorrow (April 18) is the best holiday of the year; Record Store Day! As always, this year will see a myriad of exclusive releases from scads of artists which will only be available at local independent record shops. Some of this year’s highlights include: Death Cab For Cutie/Freedy Jonhston 7″ edition of Johnston’s 90s hit […]
Read MoreJohnny Marr Releases Video For Depeche Mode Cover
17th March 2015 • 1 comment Everybody’s favorite Smith, Johnny Marr has covered Depeche Mode classic I Feel You for this year’s Record Store Day! The limited edition 7 inch single will also feature a live version of Marr covering Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want by his former band. Remember, Record Store Day is April 18!
Read More2013 is a Record Breaking Year for Vinyl
16th October 2013 • No comments*This article was originally written for Think Like a Label. I’ll be posting some of my favorite and most popular pieces for TLAL here on Thirty Roses with kind permission from Think Like a Label owner and editor Jeremy Belcher. In case there was any doubt in your mind, vinyl is officially back. The week […]
Read MoreAmanda Palmer to Morrissey: “Crowdsource”
29th April 2013 • No commentsKickstarter darling Amanda Palmer wrote an open letter to Morrissey via salon.com in response to a piece which recently appeared in The Guardian. In The Guardian article, Morrissey stated “I have a lot of songs. We could record three studio albums immediately, very easily. But none of the majors are interested. [They] are only interested […]
Read MoreJohnny Marr~ The Messenger
26th March 2013 • No commentsIt’s common knowledge (amongst those bored enough to pay attention to such things) that Johnny is my favourite Smith. As in, Johnny Marr is my favourite member of The Smiths. He has all of the brilliance and none of the arrogance. You may or may not know he recently released a record, which was, rather […]
Read MoreJohnny Marr performs ‘How Soon Is Now?’ with Ronnie Wood at NME Awards 2013 – watch
28th February 2013 • No commentsJohnny is my favourite Smith!~ Here he is performing The Smiths classic ‘How Soon is Now?’ at last night’s NME Awards, where he was given this year’s Godlike Genius Award. Johnny Marr performs ‘How Soon Is Now?’ at the 2013 NME Awards
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